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Biosketch
Mark Dignan, PhD, MPH, is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Director of the Prevention Research Center at the University of Kentucky. He received his PhD in Public Health Education from the University of Tennessee and an MPH in Biostatistics from the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research has been focused on community-based cancer prevention and control for most of his career and has included projects that developed and evaluated mass media programs, lay health advisor and navigator interventions for patients and the public, and health care provider programs designed to increase screening and adherence to follow-up recommendations among medically underserved rural and minority populations. Dr. Dignan’s current research focuses on reducing cancer and other health disparities among Appalachian populations and includes projects on training patient navigators and energy balance.
Affiliation
- Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Director, Prevention Research Center
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
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Conferences and Curricula involving Mark
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Online Activities involving Mark Dignan
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Health professionals and others providing care and support to the Appalachian population need to have knowledge and appreciation of the Appalachian culture. Training is needed to increase awareness of...
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 0.50
- CNE: 0.50
- Other: 0.50
- KBSW: 0.50
- CPHCE: 1.00
- CHES: 0.50
- ASWB ACE: 0.50
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jun 30, 2023
- Cost: Free
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The goal of this module is to provide you with the information on how to improve your personal communication skills in the performance of patient navigation in Appalachia. We will talk about enhancing...
Faculty
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 0.50
- CNE: 0.50
- Other: 0.50
- KBSW: 0.50
- CPHCE: 1.00
- CHES: 0.50
- ASWB ACE: 0.50
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jun 30, 2023
- Cost: Free
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Patients in Appalachia face unique barriers to accessing and navigating complex health care delivery systems due to distance from care and life circumstances. There is a shortage of trained patient...
Faculty
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 0.50
- CNE: 0.50
- Other: 0.50
- KBSW: 0.50
- CPHCE: 1.00
- CHES: 0.50
- ASWB ACE: 0.50
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jun 30, 2023
- Cost: Free
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Patient navigators guide patients through cancer care, which is often very complicated. The navigator guides the patient using a process, based on a community needs assessment that improves the patient...
Faculty
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 0.25
- CNE: 0.25
- Other: 0.25
- KBSW: 0.25
- CPHCE: 1.00
- CHES: 0.50
- ASWB ACE: 0.25
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jun 30, 2023
- Cost: Free
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Communities are typically defined by a geographic area; however, they can also be based on shared interests or characteristics such as religion, race, age, or occupation
People within a community come...
Faculty
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 0.50
- CNE: 0.50
- Other: 0.50
- KBSW: 0.50
- CPHCE: 1.00
- CHES: 0.50
- ASWB ACE: 0.50
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jun 30, 2023
- Cost: Free
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Screening is a procedure that takes place before the patient has symptoms or shows any sign of disease. Some screening exams can be uncomfortable, and just the idea of being tested can cause anxiety in a...
Faculty
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 0.50
- CNE: 0.50
- Other: 0.50
- KBSW: 0.50
- CPHCE: 1.00
- CHES: 0.50
- ASWB ACE: 0.50
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jun 30, 2023
- Cost: Free
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Patients in Appalachia face unique barriers to accessing and navigating complex health care delivery systems due to distance from care and life circumstances. There is a shortage of trained patient...
Faculty
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 0.25
- CNE: 0.25
- Other: 0.25
- KBSW: 0.25
- CPHCE: 1.00
- CHES: 0.50
- ASWB ACE: 0.25
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jun 30, 2023
- Cost: Free
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